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1
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ambul/o

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to walk or move about

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articul/o

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joint

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brachi/0

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arm

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card/o

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heart

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dextr/o

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to the right

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electr/o

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electricity

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duct/o

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to carry/lead

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fasci/o

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fibrorous band

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fibr/o

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fiber

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flex/o

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to bend

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kines/o

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movement

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lei/o

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smooth

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muscul/o

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muscle

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my/o myos/o

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muscle

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myocardi/o

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heart musle

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neur/o

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nerve

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orth/o

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straight,normal

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ped/o

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child foot

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plant/o

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sole of the foot

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radi/o

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x-rays

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rhabd/o

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rod-shaped

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sarc/o

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flesh connective tissue

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son/o

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sound

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ten/o tendin/o tendon/o

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tendon

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tens/o

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streched, strined

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therm/o

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hot heat

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ton/o

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tone tension

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vers/o

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turn turning

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a- an-

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not, without

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ab-

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away away from

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ad-

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tward

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ambi-

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both sides

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ante-

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before

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bi-

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two,both

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brady-

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slow

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circum-

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around

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dorsi-

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back

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dys-

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painful,difficult

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e-,ex-

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out, away from

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hemi-

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half

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hyper-

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above,above normal excessive

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hypo-

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below,below normal deficient

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in-

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in into not

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par- para-

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near beside alongside beyond abnormal

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quadri-

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4

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semi-

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1.5 half

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tachy-

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3

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-asthenia

A

weakness

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-cele

A

hernia swealling

46
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-ceps

A

heads {attachments}

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-dynia

A

pain

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-ectomy

A

surgical removal,excision

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-esthesia

A

sensation

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-gram

A

rescord image

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-graphy

A

process of recording

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-ia

A

condion

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-ion

A

process,state,condion

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logy

A

study of

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-lysis

A

breakdown separation loosening

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-malacia

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softening

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-oma

A

tumor mass

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-paresis

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weakness

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-penia

A

deficiency

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-penia

A

surgical

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-plegia

A

paralysis

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-plegia

A

paralysis

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-rrhexis

A

rupture

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-plegic

A

pertaing to paralysis

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-scope

A

instument used to view

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-tomy

A

process of cutting insion

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-tonia

A

ton tension

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-trophy

A

condion of growth or development

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ACL

A

anterior cruciate ligament

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ADL

A

activites of daily living

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amb

A

ambulate

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ap

A

anteroposterior

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c/o

A

complains of complaining of

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CAT

A

computerized axial tomograpgy

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CFT

A

certified fitness trainer

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CPR

A

cardiopulmonary

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CT

A

computed tomography computerized

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CTS

A

carpal tunnel syndrom

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DMD

A

duchenne muscular dystrophy

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DTR

A

deep tendon rlextion

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EMG

A

electronomyogram

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H

A

hours

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Hx hc

A

history

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IM

A

intramusclar

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L

A

left

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LCL

A

lateral collateral ligament

87
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MCL

A

medial collateral lig

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MD

A

muscular

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mg

A

milligrams

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MRI

A

magnetic resonace imagining

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N/A

A

not applicable

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NMI

A

nuclear med imaging

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NSAID

A

nonsteroidal anti-inflamamatory drug

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OTC

A

over the counter

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PCL

A

posterior cruciate ligament

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PCN

A

penicillin

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PCP

A

primary care physician

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PFT

A

personal fitness trainer

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PRN

A

as nedded from the latin pro re nata

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PT

A

physical therapy

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pt

A

paeient

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Q2-3H

A

every 2 to 3 hours

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Q8H

A

every 8 hours

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R

A

right

105
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RICE

A

rest, ice compression elevation

106
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RMS

A

rhabdomyosarcoma

107
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ROM

A

rang motion

108
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wt

A

weight

109
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y/o

A

years old

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